diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index 42ad8ae729a0..53575020f82b 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -666,10 +666,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(ptrace, long, request, long, pid, long, addr, long, data)
 	struct task_struct *child;
 	long ret;
 
-	/*
-	 * This lock_kernel fixes a subtle race with suid exec
-	 */
-	lock_kernel();
 	if (request == PTRACE_TRACEME) {
 		ret = ptrace_traceme();
 		if (!ret)
@@ -703,7 +699,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(ptrace, long, request, long, pid, long, addr, long, data)
  out_put_task_struct:
 	put_task_struct(child);
  out:
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -813,10 +808,6 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_ptrace(compat_long_t request, compat_long_t pid,
 	struct task_struct *child;
 	long ret;
 
-	/*
-	 * This lock_kernel fixes a subtle race with suid exec
-	 */
-	lock_kernel();
 	if (request == PTRACE_TRACEME) {
 		ret = ptrace_traceme();
 		goto out;
@@ -846,7 +837,6 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_ptrace(compat_long_t request, compat_long_t pid,
  out_put_task_struct:
 	put_task_struct(child);
  out:
-	unlock_kernel();
 	return ret;
 }
 #endif	/* CONFIG_COMPAT */